Aflatoxin carcinogen and farmers markets.
Before anybody shops at a farmers market or starts a garden please read about aflatoxin and ask if the item has been tested for it when you buy at risk crops at a farmers market. if you have a garden depending on what you plant you might want to be really cautious texas has perfect conditions for aflatoxin to occur. Aflatoxin is an extremely dangerous carcinogen to people and livestock. If you buy through the traditional food chain (heb wal mart) at risk crops are tested and inspected. Technology has given seed companies the ability to make crops like corn able to be sprayed so there is low to almost no risk in the food chain. The crops at risk are older seed varieties and organicly farmed crops especially those sold at such places like farmers markets or road side stands. All organic crops at risk are suspect because they only test a small amount on a 50,000 pound truck load.
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